New York City has been unusually safe this summer. Crime was down across the city last month, making July 2018 the safest on record.
This trend was not true in northern Brooklyn, however, where young gang members committed a quarter of all the murders in the city in July. … Full Article

The New York Police Department says an off-duty officer has shot and wounded a man who tried to rob him in Brooklyn.
Police say the 21-year-old man was in stable condition after he was shot in the mouth early Thursday. It happened at the intersection of Livonia and New Jersey avenues. … Full Article

Police took three people into custody and are still looking for several others after a 47-year-old off-duty MTA employee was shot at the Sutter Avenue/Rutland Road station in Brownsville early Tuesday evening, … Full Article

Facing a July 25 deadline for New York state to dismantle speed cameras on streets near schools, transportation safety advocates are stepping up the pressure against lawmakers they charged are standing in the way of an effort to keep the cameras operating. … Full Article

The independent research and advocacy organization New Yorkers for Parks published a report that revealed there is not enough available parkland in Brownsville and the parks that do exist are in poor condition, … Full Article